On Monday, members of the university’s Black Student Union unveiled a list of seven demands and said they want university leaders to respond within a week. The demands include an increase to the BSU’s budget, an increase in the enrollment of black students at the school and emergency scholarships for black students.

“The University of Michigan's lack of sustained commitment to diversity and the public good has fueled student protest. As proud University of Michigan alumni committed to the university's mission we urge you to take all appropriate means to address the claims of Michigan's undergraduate black student population. #moveblueforward.”

The petition says it’s intended for U-M President Mary Sue Coleman.

A university spokesman has said university officials plan to meet with the students about their demands. It was not clear late Wednesday whether that meeting had been set up.